LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1903-4.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, H-03

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1904. NEW ZEALAND

LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION. (ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPARTMENTS, 1903-4.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

The Secretary for Stamps to the Commissioner of Stamps. Sir, — Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 16th May, 1904. I have the honour to submit the usual report on the working of the Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Departments for the year ended 31st March, 1904. The returns appended show, — A.—The business transacted under the Land Transfer Act. B.—The fees received thereunder, including the fees received on account of Crown grants. C.—The mortgages and discharges of mortgages, and the amount remaining secured by mortgage under the said Act on the 31st March, 1904. D.—The arrears existing at the various Land Transfer offices at the close of business on the same date. E.—The number of deeds received for registration, and the number remaining unregistered on the 31st March last; also the fees received in the Deeds Registration Office. I have, &c, C. A. Hickson, The Commissioner of Stamps, Wellington. Secretary for Stamps.

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A.—Statement of Business transacted under the Land Transfer Act during the Year ended 31st March, 1904.

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APPLICATIONS. TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES. AEEA. Area. Value. Area. DISTRICT. No - Town and Suburban. Country. Value. No. Town and Suburbau. Country. No. Town and Suburban. I Country. Value. i ' I Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland .. Westland 124 38 142 14 16 11 13 252 66 14 9 A. R. P. 84 3 6 11 0 32 171 1 7 7 0 9 2 0 29 7 0 6 8 2 9 75 0 3 20 2 18 4 3 20 10 5 A. R. p. 25,836 1 18 1,531 2 8 11,068 3 32 17,053 2 31 5,406 1 14 999 2 8 3,382 0 20 21,879 0 31 2,683 0 38 343 2 31 2 0 0 £ s. d. 125,615 10 0 35,801 18 0 248,662 0 0 87,562 0 0 34,092 0 0 6,675 0 0 21,980 0 0 226,833 0 0 47,087 0 0 14,956 0 0 1,475 0 0 2,673 987 3,976 811 348 435 134 3,640 1,979 1,211 286 A. H. P. 1,149 1 38 300 0 16 1,889 3 32 1,233 1 13 138 0 14 122 2 8 38 3 9 992 1 23 503 3 10 236 2 12 212 1 6 A. R. P. 313,742 1 15 61,553 2 30 163,221 0 15 70,338 1 2 37,204 3 34 41,138 0 24 18,898 1 28 335,453 3 34 64,982 2 10 95,785 1 21 16,465 3 4 £ s. d. 915,606 19 8 687,179 14 7 2,214,254 0 0 358,450 8 0 234,612 11 7 106,740 17 3 46,740 0 0 2,425,742 0 0 541,028 0 0 463,532 0 0 77,466 8 8 1,743 1,339 3,923 704 308 340 120, 3,145 1,259 886 127 A. R. P. A. B. P. 872 2 11 242,669 2 21 437 0 28 | 198,977 1 25 1,455 3 14 : 419,272 0 19 1,199 1 1 251,025 2 1 125 3 22 : 203,649 3 1 169 2 27 47,315 2 33 33 3 31 57,220 3 2 706 3 32 409,948 1 37 297 1 12 156,931 0 29 172 3 33 114,708 3 6 41 0 27 7,167 2 17 £ s. d. 766,358 0 7 912,908 10 1 2,407,144 0 0 743,944 0 0 247,904 8 8 126,791 19 9 59,799 0 0 2,046,863 0 0 539,984 0 0 401,637 6 4 39,694 12 6 Totals 699 393 2 24 90,186 2 31 850,739 8 0 16,480 6,817 1 21 1,218,784 2 17 8,071,352 19 9 3,894' 5,512 2 38 2,108,886 3 31 '8,293,028 17 11 Corresponding period, 1902-3 771 14,595 J5,233 2 11 1,920 2 27 66,790 0 7 833,162 12 6 1,300,216 0 23 17,115,470 8 1 12,373] 4,119 1 16 12,159,370 1 36 7,185,636 3 10 DISTRICT. CERTIFICATES IN LIEU OF CROWN GRANTS. Area. Country. Value. CROWN GRANTS. Area. a o If CD u o CD c ft CD C O c v. CD 1 m a a CO a o •a CD ■S. Ik ft 6 pre to a a m 6 to" .2 CO CD h m CD CD No. Town and Suburban. No. Town and Suburban. Country. - Value. ■J. s 5 co IT. c- - A. R. P.! 67 3 0, 10 3 6 1 61 2 24! 17 1 2 3 1 30] 20 0 13 7 0 36' 31 0 30 180 0 2 I 340 3 34: A. R. P. 33,021 3 11 7,799 0 15 34,872 3 19 10,851 3 13 4,235 2 39 5,939 1 18 15,654 0 23 6,141 1 20 16,595 1 38 12,377 0 16 1,296 3 11 £ s. d. 20,557 4 2 8,625 18 3 A. R. P. A. R. P. 74 0 0 £ s. d. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland 285 59 219] 40 22 62' 16 97 260 1471 11 2,102 9 2 3,98815 4 390 0 0 3 •• 6 2 2 i 60 23 116 48 7 9 5 97 54 34 4 1 2,089 1,266 3,296 860 427 163 99 3,667 1,336 1,017 64 23 28 236 56 26 9 104 25 161 11 22 4 2 103 40 33 1 255 95 93 74 48 8 11 107 66 57 33 1 50 1 4 657 347 599 162 89 66 55 260 362 217 149 ■■ 3 293 87 337 84 456 64 1,112 531 2,209 443 203 141 42 1,868 763 419 73 14,472 12 2 13,680 19 0 1 1 5"2 29 ll'l 0 5 2 33 1 320 j 39 84 8 i 7 5 1 2 2 325 129 128 0 0 32 i •• Totals 1218 740 1 17 148,785 2 23 63,817 18 1 70,217 16 3 5 0 0 32 79 2 29 11 1 0 51 1 457 1 , 14,284 —; 829 506 847 70 2,963 ' i 7 I 1,903 7,804 6,925 Corresponding period, 1902-3 1017 827 3 32 207,012 0 8 1 0 1 16 50 457 3 112,501 822 435 829 88 2,826 1,697 •■

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B.—Return of Fees received under the Land Transfer Act for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1904.

Note.—lncludes Crown grants and district agency fees : * £76 Bs. 9d.; t £110 3s. sd.

C.—Return showing the Total Amount of Money remaining secured by Mortgage under the Land Transfer Act on the 31st March, 1904.

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District. General Fees. Assurance Fees. Total. Auckland Taranaki Wellington ... Hawke's Bay Poverty BayNelson Marlborough Canterbury ... Otago Southland ... Westland £ s. d. 4,743 7 2 2,739 3 4 9,006 8 0 1,851 1 8 878 9 1 744 10 0 282 8 6 7,938 5 0 3,422 8 6 2,114 3 5 408 9 0 £ s. d. 194 0 9 99 16 3 574 11 9 89 9 4 16 5 2 14 4 3 70 15 7 566 16 2 100 19 6 48 9 1 3 5 4 £ s. d. 4,937 7 11 2,838 19 7 9,580 19 9 1,940 11 0 894 14 3 758 14 3 353 4 1 8,505 1 2 3,523 8 0 2,162 12 6 411 14 4 Totals *34,128 13 8 1,778 13 2 35,907 6 10 Corresponding period, 1902-3 130,759 14 9 1,762 7 10 32,522 2 7

District. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1903. Amount secured by Amount of MortMortgage during gages paid off the Year ended during the same 31st March, 1904. Period. Amount remaining secured by Mortgage on 31st March, 1904. Auckland... Taranaki... Wellington Hawke's Bay Poverty Bay Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland Westland £ s. d. 3,626,695 3 3 3,425,947 3 5 11,538,503 12 6 5,039,252 19 7 702,060 19 3 1,101,126 16 3 491,260 5 11 9,214,923 8 0 3,298,925 0 0 4,331,214 10 10 136,861 12 5 £ s. d. 766,358 0 7 912,908 10 1 2,407,144 0 0 743,944 0 0 247,904 8 8 126,791 19 9 59,799 0 0 2,046,863 0 0 539,984 0 0 401,637 6 4 39,694 12 6 £ s. d. 442,504 12 8 532,176 0 0 1,422,499 0 0 483,515 0 0 286,854 0 0 79,989 17 7 35,136 0 0 1,650,000 0 0 462,015 0 0 287,558 2 6 24,001 5 4 £ s. d. 3,950,548 11 2 3,806,679 13 6 12,523,148 12 6 5,299,681 19 7 663,111 7 11 1,147,928 18 5 515,923 5 11 9,611,786 8 0 3,376,894 0 0 4,445,293 14 8 152,554 19 7 Totals 42,906,771 11 5 [8,293,028 17 11 5,706,248 18 1 45,493,551 11 3 Corresponding period, 1902-3 40,587,168 12 5 7,185,636 3 10 4,866,033 4 10 42,906,771 11 5

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D.—Return showing Arrears in the Land Transfer Department on the 31st March, 1904.

Other Instruments unrecorded. Transfers. Mortgages. Miscellaneous. Wellington .. .. .. .. ..158 167 194 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 1 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 28 31 23 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 13 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 5 6 2

E.—Return showing the Number of Deeds remaining unregistered on the 31st March, 1903; the Number received for Registration, and the Number registered, during the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1904; also the Number remaining on that date; and the Amount of Fees collected during the same Period.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,425 copies), £3 14s. 6d.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o4. Price 3d.]

District. Applications awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Applications detained for Examination in the Survey Office. Applications (other than those already mentioned) received during the Month and not yet passed. Unregistered Instruments awaiting Compliance with Requisitions. Unregistered Instruments detained in the Survey Office. Certificates of Title due but not issued. Applications received previous to Current Month not yet passed. Auckland taranaki Vellington lawke's Bay... 'overty Bay ... kelson . . Marlborough ... Canterbury ... )tago iouthland Vestland 52 31 2 4 41 25 58 9 4 6 5 20 18 5 6 3 2 1 2 127 30 140 3 2 2 50 5 18 "l 4 1 4 "i "a l 3 84 3 120 a Totals ... 177 40 11 211 204 257

District. Unrecorded on 31st March, 1903. Received for Registration during the Year ended 31st March, 1904. Registered during the same Period. Unregistered on 31st March, 1904. Fees. mckland ?aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay 'overty Bay kelson Marlborough Canterbury ... )tago Southland ... Vestland ... 660 33 684 70 2 70 65 65 5 5,062 876 2,662 945 77 840 372 1,449 1,797 478 87 5,603 880 3,296 832 76 835 437 1,415 1,842 477 85 119 29 50 183 1 7 5 99 20 6 2 £ s. d. 4,999 7 11 816 19 0 2,769 4 9 1,112 5 9 90 16 0 787 10 0 371 14 6 1,486 14 0 1,814 17 0 472 7 0 80 6 6 Totals 1,654 14,645 15,755 521 £14,802 2 5* * Includes Crown ;rant fees, £27' lis. lid; ai id district agency fees, £21 is.